Re: Help

In article <896...@mnementh.southern.co.nz>, Colin Douthwaite
<cfb...@southern.co.nz> wrote:
> 
> Geech <swi...@slkc.uswest.net> wrote:
> >Um, I've been playing around for a bit with ascii
> >images but I just discovered this animation side
> >of it all, how do you make them? Where can I get
> >some info?
> >-Geech
> 
> See my tip at the very end of the following document...you have to
> study other people's animations and learn the hard way by trial and
> error. Good luck.
> 
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
> 
>     Tips on viewing .VT animations with MSDOS    Revised: MAY 98
> 
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
> 
> Requests often appear for help on viewing .VT animation
> files. I therefore decided to write the following notes which refer
> to viewing under MSDOS. I do not think the steps will be much
> different on other Operating Systems.
> 
[BIG snip]
> 1) Download the file from the newsgroup using normal methods.
>    I do not try to run the animation on-line.
> 
> 2) Rename the .VT file  FILENAME.UUE ( not filename.vt which would give
>    trouble later ).                    ^^^
> 
> 3) Use a UUDECODE program to decode FILENAME.UUE:
> 
>             C> UUDECODE FILENAME.UUE
> 
>   This automatically produces a new file, FILENAME.VT, which appears
>   in your directory.
[BIG snip]
> 
> PS   Don't ask me how to make vt animations - I don't know !
> 
>      Tip: Get a simple animation and study it using your
>      wordprocessor and try to figure out how the author has done it.
>      Then try your hand at a very simple animation of your own.
>      Post the results here.
> 
> Bye,

Colin, I suspect that Geech may not want to do all of these things to
the computer in order to view an antiquated version of ASCII-animation.
I know I'm too lazy to follow your complicated and LONG instructions.

Geech, if you would like to learn more about Javascript ASCII-animations
(which involve using Netscape Navigator 3.01, Opera 3.2b2 or Microsoft
Explorer 4.0 that have the Javascript enabled. No other changes need to
be made to the configuration of the computer), go to

http://www.stud.uni-hannover.de/~freise/ascii/anim/

I have also made a template which can be found at:

http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/animlesson.htm#top

I think that Kangaroo may have made a program if you find Andreas' or my
lessons too complicated.

Hope that helps and that you enjoy viewing the animations.


NOTE: If you are e-mailing me and hit the reply button, add an "e"
to "freent"; its absense is to stop the torment of automatic mailers.
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